Bonnie Tsui, Paige Bethmann, and Ku Stevens: Muscle, The Stuff that Moves Us and Why It Matters
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Join us for an intriguing look at muscle power—and the surprising ways muscle can reveal what we’re capable of.
Bonnie Tsui, author of On Muscle, will be joined by filmmaker Paige Bethmann and the subject of Bethmann’s documentary, Ku Stevens. Her film, Remaining Native, tells the story of 17-year-old runner Stevens who made a 50-mile run through the Nevada desert to remember the route his great-grandfather’s took to escape from a boarding school.
Tsui will draw on a blend of science, culture, immersive reporting, and personal narrative to examine not just what muscles are but what they mean to humans. Muscles allow our heart to beat, food to move through our bodies, blood to circulate, even babies to leave the womb.
We might not think of our muscles unless they are sore or we are working out. But they connect us with just about everything we do. Join us in-person or online for an enlightening discussion.
This program is in-person only. If you have symptoms of illness (coughing, fever, etc.), we ask that you either stay home or wear a mask. Our front desk has complimentary masks for members and guests who would like one.
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Tsui photo by Lynsay Skiba, Jenny Fu, and Melissa Gibson; Bethmann and Stevens photos courtesy the speakers.
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The Commonwealth Club of California
110 The Embarcadero
Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
Bonnie Tsui
Contributor, The New York Times; Author, On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and What It Matters
Paige Bethmann
Director and Producer, Remaining Native
Kutoven “Ku” Stevens
Cross Country Runner featured in Remaining Native
Host and Introduction by Denise Michaud
Chair, Grownups Member-led Forum, Commonwealth Club World Affairs
5 p.m. doors open & check-in
5:30–6:30 p.m program
6:30 p.m. book signing
(all times Pacific Time)
COST
Members receive 30–50 percent discounts (not a member? Join)
In-person:
$22
$51 with a book
Free for Leadership Circle members and students
